Hundreds Attend Peace Rally and March Downtown GR Sunday Evening

West Michigan came together as a couple hundred people attended a peace rally and solidarity march through downtown Grand Rapids, Sunday night in response to the “racist” attacks in Charlottesville, Va from white supremacists and neo-nazi groups on Saturday morning.

Those in attendance Sunday evening started at Rosa Parks Circle at 5 pm for a peace rally before marching through downtown with police escorting marchers as well as blocking intersections as the group made their way to Ah Nab Awen park for a candlelight vigil.

As WOOD TV8 reported, organizers wanted to give those in West Michigan a chance to denounce the white supremacists who came to Charlottesville to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee as well as stand in solidarity with those who were killed or injured during attacks while counter protesting.